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Ipostaze ale întreprinderii socialiste în anii '80: studiu de caz; combinatul Siderurgic Călăraşi
Faces of the socialist enterprise in the 80's: case study; the Călăraşi integrated Iron and Steel Works
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Abstract
In this paper, we analyze the role and functions of the socialist enterprise, a place in which the interaction between power and society is strongly emphasized. Focusing on the last decade of communist rule, we have chosen as a case study an enterprise created in the late 70's: the Călăraşi Integrat... view more
In this paper, we analyze the role and functions of the socialist enterprise, a place in which the interaction between power and society is strongly emphasized. Focusing on the last decade of communist rule, we have chosen as a case study an enterprise created in the late 70's: the Călăraşi Integrated Iron and Steel Works. We were interested in how the Romanian Communist Party was organized inside the enterprise and the duties of party organizations. Recruiting new party members, mobilizing workers were only two of the party organizations tasks within enterprises. These topics were, in many occasions, the focus points of the Party organizations reports. An important part of this study was devoted to activities organized within the socialist enterprise. Socialist emulation, cultural and artistic activities, sports occupied a central place in everyday life of the industrial workers. Especially in the last decade of communist domination, any event is a cause for celebration, this phenomenon being in contrast to the austerity imposed by the regime. In communist Romania, the socialist enterprise was, above all, one of the most important places of propaganda, domination and control.... view less
Keywords
enterprise; culture; art; socialism; competition; organizational structure; party; political control; propaganda; industrial worker; communism; everyday life; recreational facilities; political influence
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Leisure Research
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 286-308
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 11 (2011) 2
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works